Three Senior Application Developers

⁠⁠⁠Please note:

- ACIC may provide access to other Home Affairs portfolio agencies for the submissions received under this RFQ to further shortlist and engage candidates.

- If your candidate(s) has participated in the previous RFQ process for Senior Application Developers under DTA ID: 8254 issued by the Department of Home Affairs, your submissions of them will not be considered by the ACIC under this RFQ.

The Specified Personnel will be responsible for providing the following deliverables including but not limited to:

• Being accountable to the NCIS Program Manager to ensure team outputs meet Program stakeholder needs;

• Working with Product Owners to drive the delivery of technical solutions through the management of their own team and coordination with other technical teams;

• Providing extensive application development knowledge and skills to support Technical Leads in project delivery including the management of own workload;

• Designing, developing and implementing software according to NCIS and industry standards and practices in the following (or similar) technologies:

o Identity and Access Management

o Hadoop Big Data Platforms

o Cloud Infrastructure (MS Azure)

o API-based integration patterns

o (modern) Data Management tools (supporting both ETL and ELT patterns)

o Integrated Data Management solutions

o Integrated DevOps and CI/CD pipelines

o Open-source and COTS technology products.

• Mentoring junior application developers to transfer skills and knowledge;

• Developing comprehensive documentation and perform testing to demonstrate built software and support successful system implementations;

• Providing ongoing production support for the NCIS capability and related infrastructure;

• Leading and developing a small technical team focused on developing new or enhanced business applications;

• Delegating and managing team workload, creating accountability and responsibility across NCIS.

The Specified Personnel may be required to undertake official travel interstate.

The Specified Personnel will be expected to transfer skills and knowledge to departmental staff and ensure appropriate documentation is stored in accordance with the Department’s recordkeeping policy and practices.

The Specified Personnel will also be responsible for producing the following deliverables, including but not limited to:

• Developing comprehensive documentation (product, process, system and user documentation) to demonstrate built software and support successful system implementations.

Security requirement:

You must, in supplying deliverables, comply with, and ensure your personnel to:

(a) Hold or have the ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government security clearance to the minimum of Negative Vetting Level 1. The cost of obtaining each security clearance and other related costs including the cost for revalidating the security clearance will be borne by the Seller. The Seller must ensure that its Specified Personnel promptly provide to the Buyer relevant details to assist with the security clearance process, and the Seller must notify the Buyer promptly in writing of any change in circumstances which is likely to affect the Buyer’s assessment of the Specified Personnel’s entitlement to hold a security clearance.

(b) Undergo a Police Check at the ACIC’s request. This Check must be complete prior to the Services Start Date.

(c) As directed by the ACIC, complete a Deed of Confidentiality or Non-Disclosure Agreement prior to commencement or comply with processes required to engage the Specified Personnel under section 48 of the Australian Crime Commission Act (2002).

(d) Comply with all ACIC Policies which are available on request, and through the Department’s intranet site. This may include policies which relate to drug and alcohol testing.

(e) Comply with Legislative Requirements, particularly the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) and the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cth) (the Gender Equality Act).

(f) Undertake and pass a pre-employment screening process if required by the Department.

(a) Undertake an ACIC induction program upon commencement at the ACIC if required.

(b) Undergo ACIC’s training prior to commencing work if required:

o Work, Health and Safety training; and

o Security Awareness training

(c) Complete the work on the ACIC’s Premises, or as otherwise directed by the ACIC.

(d) Comply with any applicable State or Territory labour hire licensing laws.

You must ensure that your personnel uphold the values and behave in a manner that is consistent with the Australian Public Service Values and the APS Code of Conduct, as applicable to their work in connection with this Contract. The APS Values and Code of Conduct are contained in Part 3 of the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth).